Veneering tips & hints

First, select the wood veneer you require according to colour and grain type. Remember sheet veneers are only as wide as the trees from which they are cut, and species of trees vary enormously in size. It would be impossible to purchase a sheet of Apple wood veneer 600mm wide but feasible if the sheet was, instead, Mahogany veneer.

When contacting your suppliers ask about the wood veneer supplies they have in stock to accommodate your specific requirements.

If you have a large area to cover it is possible to use book-matched or mirrored veneers. These are  wood veneer sheets cut from the same source, one after the other, with the result that as many as four sheets may be obtained, which are to all intents and purposes identical to one another. They are then used in the same way as one would open the pages of a book until the pattern desired is achieved. When placed together in the right way  four single leaves of wood veneer as shown below